Dr Matthew Mason is a senior lecturer in Nursing, the Academic Lead for Work Integrated Learning in UniSC’s School of Health, and a researcher with the Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research. As an early-career researcher he has a growing teaching and research agenda across infection prevention and control in resource challenged areas. His research is grounded in the provision of accessible and safe services for communities and the health staff that serve them. Dr Mason has an extensive professional network across the Western Pacific Region and works collaboratively to improve health care outcomes.

Matt has extensive clinical experience including Trauma ICU, Emergency, Hyperbaric Medicine, Community Nursing included men’s and youth health, and Remote Area Nursing.

Dr Mason’s interests are in infection prevention, infectious diseases, emergency management and clinical governance. He has expert level credentials with the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control, is a Technical Adviser to the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, an Executive Member (IPC lead) of the Pacific Region Infectious Disease Association and is Co-Director of the Collaborative for the Advancement of Infection Prevention and Control that supports IPC activities across the Western Pacific.